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Director Category Leadership - Walmart

Location
Springdale, AR, United States

Posted on
Apr 21, 2022

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At Tyson Foods, the safety of our team members is our top priority. For that reason, successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their 45th day of employment. Successful applicants will need to show proof of at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on or before their start date.

This position manages a diverse and multi-layered team of 20 Category Advisors, Analytics Managers, Planogram Managers and other Specialists who are responsible for delivering Best-In-Class Category Leadership to Walmart. The team is highly involved with advising Walmart in all aspects of category-centric and shopper-centric needs required to drive sales, distribution and customer relationships.

Key responsibilities include:


Customer Facing Focus: Focus on delivering solution-oriented recommendations to Walmart through the coaching and leading team members; Also provides support on Advanced Category & Shopper Insights Projects that span the Total Store

Strategy & Planning: Assists VP of Category & Shopper Leadership in developing long term strategy for function. Negotiates 3rd party vendors with Procurement; Implements Test and Learn capabilities; Manages and implements account category priorities existing and new; Develops and publishes top-down measures and targets

Team Development &Training: Develops comprehensive training plan for the function; Builds tool training; Conducts ongoing skills assessment for goal setting and continuous improvement; Determines frequency and method of ongoing training live, web etc


This role leads the Category Advisors, Non-Advisors and Merchandising Center of Excellence. This role will lead setting strategy and learning agenda for Walmart within our categories. Acts as voice regarding required future Shopper Insights research; Communicates feedback regarding national shelving guidelines and is instrumental in providing input in Leadership Platforms.

Requirements:


Education: BA degree in related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience: 10 plus years of experience managing Category Management Sales and/or Consumer Insights group at a CPG Company. Food industry and/or Broker experience a plus.

Computer Skills: Advanced skills in PowerPoint Excel. Familiarity with JDA, Space Planning Capabilities; Also possessing highly macro and strategic focus with strong background knowledge of advanced industry analytics, syndicated data and shopper research.

Communication Skills: Excellent presentation verbal and written communication skills.

Special Skills: Strong experience managing a diverse and multi-layered team preferably within a large organization. Effective project management skills


Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

CCPA Notice. If you are a California resident, and would like to learn more about what categories of personal information we collect when you apply for this job, and how we may use that information, please read our CCPA Job Applicant Notice at Collection, click here (****applicant notification.pdf) .

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